05 Feb Compliance Issues for Liquidating Distributions of a Partner’s Interest in a Partnership
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09 Feb Business Entity Selection and the Tax Consequences of Converting
Business Entity Selection and the Tax Consequences of Converting...
17 Jan Nonresident Partners and Shareholders of Colorado Partnerships and S Corps
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in Colorado Income Tax, Colorado Department of Revenue, Composite Tax Return, Partnership, Sub-chapter S
The Colorado Department of Revenuerevised its guidelines in FYI Income 54regarding people who do not live in Colorado but are partners and/or shareholders of partnerships and/or S corporations in Colorado, ensuring that pass-through entities pay Colorado income tax on their Colorado-source income. This post breaks...
23 Feb Partnership Vs. Qualified Joint Venture
Under IRC 761 the term partnershipessentially includes a syndicate, group, pool,joint venture, orother unincorporated organization through or by means of which any business, financial operation, orventure is carried on, and which is not, a corporation or a trust or estate.It goes on to essentially state...
22 Feb Co-ownership of Rental Real Estate Does Not Require Partnership Formation
Generally co-ownership in rental property does not require the formation of a partnership when the following conditions are met. 1. Each co-owner must hold title to the property as a tenant in common (TIC) under local law. This usually doesn'tapply communityproperty.Although the title to the property...
28 Sep IRS Implications of Paying Yourself
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in Paying Taxes, Payroll Tax Problems, Sole Proprietor, Sub-chapter S, Tax Guidance & Preparation
Another fabulous question came my way today from a small business owner that is actually proving to be monetarily successful and wants to know how to pay herself while minimizing her tax burden. Basically the answer depends first on the type ofbusiness structureelected, sole proprietorship,...
20 Jul Characterizing Partner Distributions
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in Cost Basis, Distributions, Investment Income, Retirement, Small Business, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Taxable Income
Generally if payments are in exchange forpartnership property, the amountreceived in excess of the partner's outside basis in his/her partnership interest is taxed as capitalgain. Howeverif thepayments represent a distributiveshare of partnership income or aredeemed to be guaranteed payments,the payments are taxed as ordinaryincome. According to...